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Inflation, EV sales, drug detentions, Jets defence, making silver jewelry
Plus: "Oh bro, there’s a frog in the lettuce"

Good evening. Here’s a look at what our newsroom has been working on today:

 

'The cost of living is getting increasingly worse'

Chris Kitching:

War fuels inflation, robs Manitobans’ purchasing power

Province records highest monthly inflation rate since spring 2023 Read More

 
 
 

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'It’s just the perfect storm of everything'

Malak Abas:

Fuel costs, infrastructure gains, incentives stir up Manitoba EV sales in March

Manitobans are buying a record number of electric vehicles as international conflict causes gas prices to soar and government rebates make going green a more attractive option. Read More

 
 

'I think the premier is on the right track'

Tyler Searle:

City explores options for opposing legal challenge to new meth-detention law

Compassion, tolerance for drug users ’not synonymous,’ Gillingham says Read More

 
 

'Don’t rush the process'

AV Kitching:

Fellowship of the ring

Hands-on workshop guides process of making unique, custom silver jewellery Read More

 
 

Blue-liners who could appeal to the Jets this off-season

Ken Wiebe:

Jets defence can’t rest

Salomonsson’s surgery calls for club to make blue-line changes in off-season Read More

 
 

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The Week That Was: May 10 to May 16

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Local

Janine LeGal: Ahead of her time
Malak Abas: Record number of physicians working in Manitoba
Alex Lambert: Trucker charged after collision near Brandon kills woman
Free Press staff: Mayor launches defence, aerospace, aviation sector investment task force
Chris Kitching: Extreme heat fans flames of wildfire season
Tessa Adamski: Survivors gather at former residential school site near Brandon
Nicole Buffie: Three jeers for Highway 34 — Manitoba’s worst road
Maggie Macintosh: Workshops, dance lessons part of first Pembina Trails community powwow
Nicole Buffie: Daycare forced to close after air conditioner stripped of copper wiring
Carol Sanders: Premier vows to extend sitting unless budget bill passes by June 1
 

Opinion

Tom Brodbeck: Political rhetoric has no effect on Winnipeg’s encouraging crime statistics
Editorial: Time-change survey tilts a certain way
Stephen Borys: The quiet power — and necessity — of Oseredok
Kate Kehler: The politics and economics of jail and bail
Dan Lett: Manitoba’s premier quick with the quip on national stage
Brad Oswald: Colbert exits late night on defiantly joyful note
Niigaan Sinclair: Outrage over Northland Tales program hypocritical
Jen Zoratti: Pushing back against AI’s ‘inevitability’
Dan Lett: Offended U.S. ambassador’s cries of bullied anguish on trade ring hypocritically hollow
Joel Schlesinger: Investor strange love
 

Arts & Life

Jen Zoratti: Even after decades in standup, comedy legend Rita Rudner never stops writing new jokes
AV Kitching: Museum diorama detailing marshland, rye farm decommissioned owing to pest infestation
Alison Gillmor: Expressive power, emotional encounters: A closer look at Rothko’s Brown and Blacks in Reds
Conrad Sweatman: Winnipeg’s cultural connoisseurs tend to cluster on certain streets
AV Kitching: Local fatboy challenge gives customers 30 minutes to devour behemoth burger
Georgia Nicols: Today’s horoscope
Maureen Scurfield: Her house, her rules as far as sleeping attire
Gabrielle Piché: Restaurant industry advocate says it was denied meeting with premier in lobbying for takeout meals to be included in Manitoba plan
Carol Sanders: Social media, screen time bigger risks to kids than substance use, inactivity: Doctors Manitoba
Ben Waldman: Music fest committed to exploration, experimentation
 

Business

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press: A new shock could trigger multiple risks, test Canada’s financial resilience: BoC
Ronald Blum, The Associated Press: MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Aaron Epp: Founding CentrePort CEO Gray honoured with Footprint Award
Free Press staff: Manitoba Blue Cross opens Winkler service centre
Free Press staff: Governments launch program to enhance employee skills
Gabrielle Piché: Winnipeg pair look to launch EyeMirage device for sale in Canada in fall, with eyes to follow on international markets
Gabrielle Piché: Manitoba delinquency rate rises amid cost of living strain: Equifax
Aaron Epp: Winnipeg-based firm Staffmax expands to 180 locations south of border
Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press: S&P/TSX composite ends lower as investors await resolution on Iran war
Aaron Epp: FarmerTitan app rolls into agriculture equipment tracking field
 

Sports

The Associated Press: Celebrini and Crosby score as Canada beats US to advance to semifinals of ice hockey worlds
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: ‘Another challenge’: Canadiens facing elimination in Game 5 of East final
Taylor Allen: Linebacker Clinton making strong case to be kept on Bombers roster
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press: Hurricanes blank Canadiens 4-0 to take 3-1 series lead in Eastern Conference final
Joshua Frey-Sam: Volleyball bench boss named to coaching staff for men’s national squad tourney
Ken Wiebe: Confidence abounds as Bombers training camp wraps up
Ken Wiebe: Bombers’ Castillo happy to play tutor to draft pick Lidster
Will Weissert, The Associated Press: UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America’s 250th anniversary
Mark Anderson, The Associated Press: Shades of the 2023 Stanley Cup team: Golden Knights win with depth scoring, defense and goaltending
Zoe Pierce: Klaschka first Winnipegger in decades to compete in cross-country skiing World Cup
 

Canada

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: Carney downplays Washington’s decision to pause bilateral defence board
Dayne Patterson, The Canadian Press: Snowbirds aerobatic team grounded until early 2030s while new planes purchased
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press: Nav Canada faces air controller shortage as travel season dawns, but ‘gap is closing’
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press: Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press: B.C. Premier Eby says Canada won’t work if Ottawa favours separatist premiers
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press: Alberta NDP says last-minute petition meeting may signal referendum vote
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press: Poilievre names new chief of staff after Ian Todd announces retirement
The Canadian Press: Ontario bars, restaurants will be able to sell alcohol until 4 a.m. during World Cup
Eli Ridder, The Canadian Press: Robert K. Irving, ‘heart and soul’ of J.D. Irving, Ltd., dies after cancer battle
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press: Poll suggests many Canadians worry about sports betting turning into problem gambling
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press: Federal government advising Canadians not to travel to east DRC area hit by Ebola outbreak, evaluating FIFA risk
 
 

World

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press: Carney downplays Washington’s decision to pause bilateral defence board
Justin Kabumba, Monika Pronczuk And Jean-yves Kamale, The Associated Press: WHO chief concerned over ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
The Associated Press: Russia holds massive drills of its nuclear forces as Ukraine steps up its drone attacks
Kostya Manenkov, The Associated Press: A NATO fighter jet shoots down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press: Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies
Kathryn Mannie, The Canadian Press: Canadians say they saw beatings, felt helpless as Israel intercepted Gaza flotilla
Ariel Fernández And Andrea Rodriguez, The Associated Press: A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate
The Associated Press: More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
Julie Watson, Michael Biesecker And John Seewer, The Associated Press: San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says
Jonathan J. Cooper, Steve Peoples, Humera Lodhi And Simran Parwani, The Associated Press: Takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries: Massie’s loss leaves no doubt about Trump’s power over the GOP
Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press: US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
Stephen Groves, The Associated Press: Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support
 

One last thing...

The Associated Press:

Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Australian farmer Rhys Smoker announced he’d found a live frog in a bag of lettuce, his housemates didn’t believe him. Smoker had been preparing a ste... Read More

 
 

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